Category: Brownlow Bandits

Brownlow Bandits Irish Junior Kitted American Football Team 1991

NIJAL Junior Kitted Team 1991

Home Ground: Brownlow, Craigavon (Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon / Co. Armagh)

Colours:

Honours:

Career Record (W-L-T): Total: / Regular Season / Preseason: 0-1-0 / 0-0-0 / 0-1-0

History: Formed as the Craigavon Cowboys Junior team in 1988, initially as a two-touch team, and then in 1991 they played at least preseason fully kitted. Notable for being the team Arlene Gillen played for, who was the first woman to play fully kitted football in the Irish American Football League in the 1990s for the Craigavon cowboys according to Cowboys sources.

Home Grounds: Brownlow, Craigavon

Year-by-Year Record

LgeW-L-TPctW-L-TChpW-L-TInt Chp
1991NIJAL

Results NIJAL 1991

WeekDateH/AOppositionW/LScore
PS102.03.1991AProspect PumasL6-8

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References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1991) “American Football” Sunday Life. Febrauary 3, 1991. Pg. 49. [Available Online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

Social Media

[2] Causeway Giants American Football Club | Facebook Page (2019) Replies to post to page, April 25, 2019:”Girls are welcome to play too! (Senior team kitted American football age restrictions 18+ for all)” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CausewayGiants/posts/429867461119561 [Accessed 27 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy & Dervla Mulcahy

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 27 March 2020

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